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vastness

[ vast-nis ]

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noun

the fact or quality of being very great in extent, size, degree, amount, etc.; immensity or hugeness:
Given the vastness of the country, improved infrastructure will have to precede any economic development.
I was awestruck by the sheer vastness of her knowledge on the subject.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of vastness¹

First recorded in 1600–10; vast ( def ) + -ness ( def )

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But given the vastness of the city, it can be hard for anyone attempting a new type of exercise — or aiming to level up in their favorite category — to know where to go.

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Instead, says Prof Williams, the US would prioritise its "territorial core", creating a continental fortress of sorts, insulated on both sides by the vastness of the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.

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Beckett reminds us of the metaphysical vastness that the stage can contain.

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Prof Rosing says the vastness of Greenland and the lack of infrastructure are just two elements why the island may not be the cashpoint some Americans are hoping for.

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I love it for the way it captures history’s impossible vastness with a melancholy sweetness that is savored here.

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